Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-19
SAID TO BE FUNNY.

Crows never kick up disturbance with,
out caws.-D Detroit Free Press.
THERE is no place like homo, after one has
spent all his money traveling.-N. q. Pie
dyune.
SOME one says il is the hill Which pro-.
duces the echo. And here we have lived
all these years thinking it was the boiler
Btnghaaton Repnoticaa.
'WHAT made You steal that waterproof
cloak - demanded the Judge. The culprit
whispered: ~ was trying to lay up somo-
thing for rainy day."-N y. Telegram.
Rosa BoNuEUR proposes TO paint three
typical American horses. We recommend
TO her notice the saw-horsc the clothes
horse and the dark horse.--Norrich Bull.
tin.
"kEEP your temper, my dear sir" said
an old Judge to an irritable young lawyer;
keep your temper-it is worth great
deal more 10 you than to anybody elss.''--
lid Bits.
Il WISH you would call me at six, in tho
future, Mrs. Gray" "All fright, Mr. Jones;
but it's quite early for you" "Well, yes;
the boss is taking an interest in me, and SO
! am bound TO rise. "-Qai=
''WHAT is cclerity!" inquircsa subscriber
OF a paper. The experienced editor prompt
ly responds: CELEBRITY is the quality q man
exhibits when he gets out of a chair on
which his wife had by mistake left her neo-
dle-cushion. " Whip.
CITY GiRL-"Are those great strong
cows over there yours, sir!" Farmer
Eyes, mum; and they are the strongest in
this section" City Girl-'Then you must
be the man that makes that awfully strong
butter, amt you .'-Chicdy 10 Tribune.
A BosroS lawyer, li reply TO our in
t.,
which can be applied TO coff &c when it re
fuses TO settle, replies II have to say
that the grounds OF action are in process Of
liquidation. No fec. - burlington FIRE. Press.
"WnAT's the mattcr with the train, con-
ductor." asked the passenger. do you
expect 20 stop ut every crossing" "If you
don't like the way this train is rum
growled the conductor, ''you can get of
and walk 'Oh, I'm in no hurry" said
the passenger wallpapers Bazar.
500 ALoNGr' screamed the inhospitable
proprictress Of a by no means palatial-
looking residence TO a dust-covered pedes-
trian. 'If, as you say, you are sick and
poor you should BE- at the poor-h
$50 folks told me, ma'am, and that's why
came ere."-Arkatsap TrdUelcr.
GEORGE she murmured, fondly, "do
you believe in supporting monopoly."
4Nos ucdI, uOE u DClcNC III nclplnR d
monopoly along just as little as /
IAN. But why do you ask!' 90, l don't
know, only thought may be if you didn't
you would have turned down the gas."-
Nep Uauca NewS
Rich young Timkins, who is calling on a
beaming young lady, suddenly b0comcs
aware of her young brothers fixed stare.
"Hullo, what the row." n, asks. Small
brother" Sis says she only likes you be-
cluso You are made of gold. but can't sec
any of it," The dear little cherub is swept
away by tornado, and Timkins goes on
looking filSo one. -ChcdJo Journal
Az old gentleman while visiting school
was invited TO adirsss the sch )lars. He
lookc,. up and down tabe long rows OF chill
iren. and beaming benignantly upon themy
raid: :" Dear ittlc boys and girls, my heart
goes out i'll ten Ter love Az sympathy for
you all, fo / rem ,mber so well when was
slistle boy and g.ri mysof "-Ihi'atetph'c
Cal.